After one woman ended her relationship with her boyfriend, her TikTok feed was full of breakup content. Several weeks later, she was ready to move on, but her algorithm wouldn’t let her.
“I’m like, Please, I don’t want to see this anymore because it’s making me stay in that depressive state,” she said. “I didn’t want to feel sad anymore.”
As social media companies face increased scrutiny over addictive content, mental health experts are pointing to the platforms’ handling of breakup content as an example of how they fail to protect users.
Click the link below to read more about why the algorithm could keep you heartbroken. You’ll also find a “Modern Love” podcast episode about polyamory and a list of sexy, age-gap romance novels.
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This newsletter was written by Matt Yan and edited by Talya Minsberg.
